Table 4 Respondents’ views on the role of community pharmacists in CVD prevention and management
From: Public knowledge of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Kuwait: a cross-sectional survey
Role | Frequency | Percentage (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Helping the patients in managing their prescribed medicine | Â | Â |
Pharmacist | 583 | 71.4 (68.2-74.5) |
Nurse | 128 | 15.7 (13.3-18.4) |
Not sure | 105 | 12.9 (10.7-15.4) |
Offer advice on smoking cessation | Â | Â |
Pharmacist | 383 | 46.9 (43.5-50.4) |
Nurse | 222 | 27.2 (24.2-30.4) |
Not sure | 211 | 25.9 (22.9-29.0) |
Offer healthy diet advice | Â | Â |
Pharmacist | 342 | 41.9 (38.5-45.4) |
Nurse | 194 | 23.8 (20.9-26.9) |
Not sure | 280 | 34.3 (31.1-37.7) |
Offer advice on physical activity | Â | Â |
Pharmacist | 287 | 35.2 (31.9-38.6) |
Nurse | 276 | 33.8 (30.6-37.2) |
Not sure | 253 | 31.0 (27.9-34.3) |
Measure blood pressure | Â | Â |
Pharmacist | 210 | 25.7 (22.8-28.9) |
Nurse | 479 | 58.7 (55.2-62.1) |
Not sure | 127 | 15.6 (13.2-18.3) |
Measure blood glucose | Â | Â |
Pharmacist | 200 | 24.5 (21.6-27.6) |
Nurse | 486 | 59.6 (56.1-62.9) |
Not sure | 130 | 15.9 (13.5-18.7) |
Measure blood cholesterol | Â | Â |
Pharmacist | 182 | 22.3 (19.5-25.4) |
Nurse | 484 | 59.3 (55.9-62.7) |
Not sure | 150 | 18.4 (15.8-21.3) |